Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-241) and indexes.
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1. Youth, youth transitions and social policy -- pt. 1. Towards a framework for youth policy. 2. The re-structuration of youth: the school-to-work transition. 3. The re-structuration of youth: family structure and family relationships. 4. Youth citizenship and its changing context. 5. Youth and citizenship: the legal context of young people's rights -- pt. 2. Social policy and vulnerable youth. 6. Young people in, and leaving, the public care. 7. Young people with special needs and disabilities. 8. Young people and careers involving crime. 9. Beyond the underclass debate and towards a framework for youth policy into the twenty-first century -- Appendix: Towards a paradigm of rights for young people.
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An undergraduate text which develops a theoretical framework for youth policy and provides an accessible and comprehensive overview. Establishes a theory of "welfare career" and analyzes the relationship between young people, families and the state.